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Brendan Rodgers: The Liverpool manager is expecting an entertaining game when his team play Manchester City on Monday.

Brendan Rogers is expecting a feast of attacking football when his Liverpool side travel to the Etihad Stadium to take on Manchester City on Monday.

City scored 102 goals on their way to being crowned Premier League champions last term, while runners-up Liverpool notched 101.

Games between title contenders are often nervy affairs but both of these teams possess an abundance of top-quality attacking options and Rodgers revealed he will give his flair players the freedom to express themselves.

"I think the nature of both teams is the offensive game, but of course they're normally tight games,” he said.

"If you look at both sets of players, there's lots of invention and creativity in the team. I think both will be creative and want to score goals.

"We know we need to be compact and solid when we haven't got the ball, and we need to be aggressive and press well.

"We know we have the freedom, movement and pace that can hurt teams. We understand it's early on, but it'll be a good game for sure."

The Reds’ Premier League campaign got under way last Sunday with 2-1 win over Southampton with goals from Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge proving decisive.

Rodgers admitted his side were fortunate to escape with all three points as his players laboured to grind out the victory but is confident they will improve as the season progresses.

"We were certainly delighted to start with a win,” he said. “I was very, very pleased and very happy we won the game.

We will perform better and that fluidity will get better as the season goes on. You have to understand a lot of players are coming back late.

Brendan Rodgers

"Of course, we will perform better and that fluidity will get better as the season goes on. You have to understand a lot of players are coming back late."

Despite the departure of Luis Suarez, there is much optimism among Liverpool fans about the team’s prospects this season following a raft of summer arrivals.